Cambridge Spies (TV Mini Series)
Episode #1.3 (2003)
Samuel West: Anthony Blunt
Quotes
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Anthony Blunt : Donald is...
Kim Philby : Happy.
Anthony Blunt : Happiness is so unreliable, it's the worst thing that can happen to an agent. And Guy...
Kim Philby : Deeply unpredictable.
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Anthony Blunt : Perhaps, if you Americans had the courage to joint the war, it wouldn't seem like a game.
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Jack Hewit : [hands Anthony a parcel] This was delivered this morning.
Anthony Blunt : It's from Queen Mary.
Kim Philby : What is it?
Anthony Blunt : It's a reticule, obviously.
James Angleton : What is a reticule?
Guy Burgess : It's a handbag. The Windsors have given Anthony a handbag!
[general laughter]
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King George VI : What is your relationship to us?
Anthony Blunt : Queen Mary and my mother are cousins.
King George VI : What does that make us?
Anthony Blunt : The sons of cousins, and a little bit German.
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Kim Philby : It's going to happen, at last.
Anthony Blunt : What is?
Kim Philby : Germany... is going to invade Russia. Great Britain and Russia - allies against Hitler.
Guy Burgess : Born again. Born again! We're on the side of the angels. You do know what that means? We're double patriots!